The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-25
POLITICAL MANIFESTO.
Gov. McEnery Denounced for Pro-
feeling Lie and Property.
Knights Of Labor Who Propose TO
Strike Down the Sugar
Industry.
- bliiirRIer -

sAECTuAET pTaTRlcr ASSEMBLY /
No. lu2 Knights Of LubpF, ! L
New Orleans, Nov II lsB7S /
At o meeting Of District Assembly No. 1g2 |
KNIGHTS Of Labor, lIsld on the above date, |
the following preamble and resolutions were |
unHnimOuHly adopted and ordered pub |
liabed:
Whereas, il has come TO the knowledge Of |
tins district assembly, officially and through |
the daily press, that q circular eDlanatinp |
from the JOINT Local Executive Board, |
hIlEhtR OF Lebor, parish Of LRfouTChe, ask |
ing an increase IN wages IN conformity with |
a scale OF wages established by District As |
setHbly No lp4, wRs presented to the sugar |
plRntsrB; and
Fpectful and courteous language, Was entire |
ly ignored by said planters and treated with |
contempt; and
Whoreag, said planters, In meeting as
sembled, did agree 30 earnestly combine and |
resolve that under no circumstances would |
| they recognize any labor organization or pay
the wages, or TO the manner Of payment, ]
asked for in the circular: and thEt said
| planters did furthsr resolve to ejgct all Of
! their employees who would so on strike from
/ their plantations, and blacklist Raid en-
/ ployeB; and
Whereas, without color Of authority or ne
l Cessity, the Chief Executive Of the State Of
| Louisiana ordered out Stgte troops to en-
/ force the aggressive and arbitrary will of
/ SAID plhutgEts and
| Whereas, sherifls posses, assisted by detec-
4 lives or police, did arrest certain Of the
/ laborGra: and
! Whereas, we areinformed that said Bherlffs
| posse, detectives or police, backed by State
j troops, killed four or more labOreFs1 without
| prOvQcGton, while said laboTerB were under
arrest; and
Whereas, we are reliably informed that the
! llborers were ready TO leave, and did leave
| the Plantations whenever requested; there
| fore, be it
Bes5iuT6, That il is our belief that said
| laboreIs in the employ Of the aforesaid
/ sugar planters in the parish Of LatOuFche
4 and adjoining parishes had no other re-
/ course TO obtain tEeir Just demand, but to
/ discontinue work until their demands were
\ satisfied or hearing given them. Be it fur
4 kesofDed, That we condemn and Oensure
4 the GctiOns of the Chief Executive Of the
! State, Samuel d. McEnGryt in ordering ont
/ the State troops to be unCGlled for, and with
| out authority or precedent and that We adj
| mOnish the Governor Of the StGte Of Louis
| lana that he shall not override the rights Of
! her citizens to peaceably assemble and ask
/ fair compensation for their honest labor; and
That he must respect the Constitution and
laws of this State, and cease the offensive dis
/ play or use Of military force during con-
trpVersy between employer and empl9ye,
| when no attempt is made or intended to
| violate Law and the peace and the dignity OF
the State. BE it further
| RFSGlUed, That from information in our
nOH6GbkLDN We btIAtNC lAlhb tlG 10 4ghn Nlt-
BtruCtiou OF human life by the armed force
| employed was assassination, and We pro-
nouucp against it and demand that the legal
constituted authorities, by the process Of
law, DO thoroughly investigate the killing Of
! the IEbOreTB at PGtterBODvlHe, and bring the
slayer5 before the bar Of justice Tor such
punishment as they may be found deserving.
besaiGed That as District Assembly 1O2
and the whole order Of the knights Of
Labor have pronounced in upunBtEkable
language Ggninat Anarchy aud the unlawful
taking Of human life, we also pronounce
Against any armed force Of men, whether
| sheriff. pussGg detectives, police or nllItAly
troops, taking the Life OF inghenBYe clElH1nB
while peacefully exercising f4gL Bf il f. Dis
! trtct Assembly, in unmgRsulSd terms
deylUres the actions Of tlie B-iniiaerb' As5o-
citation. and in daplOrlnE VIC give them
fair warning that when Greek meets
Greek then COMES the tug Of war" And
we VIII Mt once appeal % our millions OF
| yrorlringluen to ask at the hanHB OF Con
Eress the repeal of the duties Sn s"fa''
! which will in the end bring them 20
sense OF justics and of the rights of others
and ba1e6t the whole people Of these
| United StDtss. ,.
| Een4blv appoint committee TO Immediately
/ investigate all matters concerned, hefeElan
| EXPRESSED in these resOlutlQng AND see thaE
perfect justice IL donei and chat lils IlslI3Gt
| Assembly use every endeRvor TO assist the
committee in the furtherRnCe Of thls obJsuE
| i3r n further reSoIgBd, 1het the ETeguhFs
/ Board take such steps az viii materially alq
/ Gle committee in accomplishing the enc
| sought for, and that we pledge our enNlIe
| moral and financial support in this dlrectlQA'
A rSlch0llS Organs Endorsement
| Evening News EiGh0llG Organ.
| The Knights Of Labor have spoken upon
Ehe question Of the use Of military force 70
cOBrGe the woEkmen OF tins State TO perform
labor for capital AT tle price qlGshtgQ 70 FneIp
by oapital. Strong resolutions have b9en
uTepared and passed by then, CondelnlnIh&
TIE needless shedding 81 blood by we n1ltfila
and armed posse brought into rgamstllon by
tbe Governor for the purpose Of oEeraHluB
labor 10 iCs demand for iuRt Compensation !
Outside Of political predictions the cohuee'
| al tie present administration. pas +. ~
| fpTo4ized the entire labor force % the hgAgs
ana city, and there seems TO be no ath9'
mode 81 reaching the evil than thai q XVI
n1ngting resolutions cQndeInnatofy Of TIT
= gonduGt az Gov MGl3nery.
III ne protests Of labor, many times ~
i; peFted, viii not STAY the hand Of power II y
indiseriufinate use against honest lnguhtL y
2 TtTtlarg The more potent ballot cast ny W
coo honest toilers will bring the G2EeIHe.
: md hia niuionB to the proper reall3letloi
. fhat labor is force i'll this Ssate, ali9 We
Y Yantouly trampied upon, they can ueLlfe
: falling blows IN their defense.
Z